List of DFB-Pokal finals

The Olympiastadion in Berlin has hosted the final since 1985

The list of DFB-Pokal finals contains all of the finals of the DFB-Pokal since the introduction of the competition as the Tschammerpokal in 1935.

The finals of the DFB-Pokal usually take place at the end of each German football season. In some cases, like 1970 and 1974, the finals were held at the beginning of the following season due to the FIFA World Cup. The exact date has changed repeatedly over the years. Until 1984, the final was held at various venues, most often in Frankfurt, Stuttgart, Hanover, or Düsseldorf.

Since 1985, the Olympiastadion in Berlin has been the fixed venue for the finals. This will remain at least until 2020, as the DFB and the city of Berlin agreed on an extension to the contract expiring in 2015.[1]

After the introduction of the DFB-Pokal der Frauen in 1981 until 2009, the women's final has taken place immediately before the men's final in the same stadium (since 1985 the Olympiastadion), barring the 1983 finals.

There has only been one derby in the cup final, which took place in 1983 between Cologne clubs 1. FC Köln and Fortuna Köln. The match took place in Cologne. Also, only once has the cup final required a replay, which took place in 1977. Two days' rest was given to the players after the first match ended in a 1–1 draw extra time. Eventually, the rules were changed to require a penalty shoot-out in the case of the scores remaining level after extra time. The first penalty shoot-out in a final took place in 1984.

Finals

Tschammerpokal

Year Date Winner Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1935 8 December 1935 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 Schalke 04 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 60,000
1936 3 January 1937 VfB Leipzig 2–1 Schalke 04 Olympiastadion, Berlin 70,000
1937 9 January 1938 Schalke 04 2–1 Fortuna Düsseldorf Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne 72,000
1938 8 January 1939 Rapid Wien 3–1 FSV Frankfurt Olympiastadion, Berlin 40,000
1939 28 April 1940 1. FC Nürnberg 2–0 Waldhof Mannheim Olympiastadion, Berlin 60,000
1940 1 December 1940 Dresdner SC 2–1 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Nürnberg Olympiastadion, Berlin 60,000
1941 2 November 1941 Dresdner SC 2–1 Schalke 04 Olympiastadion, Berlin 65,000
1942 15 November 1942 1860 Munich 2–0 Schalke 04 Olympiastadion, Berlin 80,000
1943 31 August 1943 First Vienna 3–2 (a.e.t.) LSV Hamburg Adolf-Hitler-Kampfbahn, Stuttgart 45,000

DFB-Pokal

Season Date Winner Score Runners-up Venue Attendance
1952–53 1 May 1953 Rot-Weiss Essen 2–1 Alemannia Aachen Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 37,000
1953–54 17 April 1954 VfB Stuttgart 1–0 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Köln Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen 60,000
1954–55 21 May 1955 Karlsruher SC 3–2 Schalke 04 Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig 25,000
1955–56 5 August 1956 Karlsruher SC 3–1 Hamburger SV Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe 25,000
1956–57 29 December 1957 Bayern Munich 1–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Rosenaustadion, Augsburg 44,000
1957–58 16 November 1958 VfB Stuttgart 4–3 (a.e.t.) Fortuna Düsseldorf Auestadion, Kassel 28,000
1958–59 27 December 1959 Schwarz-Weiß Essen (II) 5–2 Borussia Neunkirchen Auestadion, Kassel 20,000
1959–60 5 October 1960 Borussia München Gladbach 3–2 Karlsruher SC Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 49,000
1960–61 13 September 1961 Werder Bremen 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen 18,000
1961–62 29 August 1962 1. FC Nürnberg 2–1 (a.e.t.) Fortuna Düsseldorf Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 41,000
1962–63 14 August 1963 Hamburger SV 3–0 Borussia Dortmund Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 68,000
1963–64 13 June 1964 1860 Munich 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 45,000
1964–65 22 May 1965 Borussia Dortmund 2–0 Alemannia Aachen (II) Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 55,000
1965–66 4 June 1966 Bayern Munich 4–2 Meidericher SV Waldstadion, Frankfurt 60,000
1966–67 10 June 1967 Bayern Munich 4–0 Hamburger SV Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 68,000
1967–68 9 June 1968 1. FC Köln 4–1 VfL Bochum (II) Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen 60,000
1968–69 14 June 1969 Bayern Munich 2–1 Schalke 04 Waldstadion, Frankfurt 64,000
1969–70 29 August 1970 Kickers Offenbach (II) 2–1 1. FC Köln Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 50,000
1970–71 19 June 1971 Bayern Munich 2–1 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Köln Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 71,000
1971–72 1 July 1972 Schalke 04 5–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 61,000
1972–73 23 June 1973 Borussia Mönchengladbach 2–1 (a.e.t.) 1. FC Köln Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 69,600
1973–74 17 August 1974 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 (a.e.t.) Hamburger SV Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 52,800
1974–75 21 June 1975 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 MSV Duisburg Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 43,000
1975–76 26 June 1976 Hamburger SV 2–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Waldstadion, Frankfurt 61,000
1976–77 28 May 1977 1. FC Köln 1–1 (a.e.t.) Hertha BSC Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 54,000
30 May 1977 1–0 (replay) 35,000
1977–78 15 April 1978 1. FC Köln 2–0 Fortuna Düsseldorf Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen 70,000
1978–79 23 June 1979 Fortuna Düsseldorf 1–0 (a.e.t.) Hertha BSC Niedersachsenstadion, Hanover 56,000
1979–80 4 June 1980 Fortuna Düsseldorf 2–1 1. FC Köln Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen 65,000
1980–81 2 May 1981 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 71,000
1981–82 1 May 1982 Bayern Munich 4–2 1. FC Nürnberg Waldstadion, Frankfurt 61,000
1982–83 11 June 1983 1. FC Köln 1–0 Fortuna Köln (II) Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne 61,000
1983–84 31 May 1984 Bayern Munich 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(7–6 p) 		Borussia Mönchengladbach Waldstadion, Frankfurt 61,146
1984–85 26 May 1985 Bayer Uerdingen 2–1 Bayern Munich Olympiastadion, West Berlin 70,398
1985–86 3 May 1986 Bayern Munich 5–2 VfB Stuttgart Olympiastadion, West Berlin 76,000
1986–87 20 June 1987 Hamburger SV 3–1 Stuttgarter Kickers (II) Olympiastadion, West Berlin 76,000
1987–88 28 May 1988 Eintracht Frankfurt 1–0 VfL Bochum Olympiastadion, West Berlin 76,000
1988–89 24 June 1989 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 Werder Bremen Olympiastadion, West Berlin 76,000
1989–90 19 May 1990 1. FC Kaiserslautern 3–2 Werder Bremen Olympiastadion, West Berlin 76,391
1990–91 22 June 1991 Werder Bremen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		1. FC Köln Olympiastadion, Berlin 73,000
1991–92 23 May 1992 Hannover 96 (II) 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		Borussia Mönchengladbach Olympiastadion, Berlin 76,200
1992–93 12 June 1993 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 Hertha BSC Amateure (III) Olympiastadion, Berlin 76,391
1993–94 14 May 1994 Werder Bremen 3–1 Rot-Weiss Essen (II) Olympiastadion, Berlin 76,391
1994–95 24 June 1995 Borussia Mönchengladbach 3–0 VfL Wolfsburg (II) Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,717
1995–96 25 May 1996 1. FC Kaiserslautern 1–0 Karlsruher SC Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,800
1996–97 14 June 1997 VfB Stuttgart 2–0 Energie Cottbus (III) Olympiastadion, Berlin 76,400
1997–98 16 May 1998 Bayern Munich 2–1 MSV Duisburg Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,800
1998–99 12 June 1999 Werder Bremen 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(5–4 p) 		Bayern Munich Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,841
1999–2000 6 May 2000 Bayern Munich 3–0 Werder Bremen Olympiastadion, Berlin 76,000
2000–01 26 May 2001 Schalke 04 2–0 Union Berlin (III) Olympiastadion, Berlin 73,011
2001–02 11 May 2002 Schalke 04 4–2 Bayer Leverkusen Olympiastadion, Berlin 70,000
2002–03 31 May 2003 Bayern Munich 3–1 1. FC Kaiserslautern Olympiastadion, Berlin 70,490
2003–04 29 May 2004 Werder Bremen 3–2 Alemannia Aachen (II) Olympiastadion, Berlin 71,682
2004–05 28 May 2005 Bayern Munich 2–1 Schalke 04 Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,349
2005–06 29 April 2006 Bayern Munich 1–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,349
2006–07 26 May 2007 1. FC Nürnberg 3–2 (a.e.t.) VfB Stuttgart Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,220
2007–08 19 April 2008 Bayern Munich 2–1 (a.e.t.) Borussia Dortmund Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,244
2008–09 30 May 2009 Werder Bremen 1–0 Bayer Leverkusen Olympiastadion, Berlin 72,244
2009–10 15 May 2010 Bayern Munich 4–0 Werder Bremen Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,420
2010–11 21 May 2011 Schalke 04 5–0 MSV Duisburg (II) Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,708
2011–12 12 May 2012 Borussia Dortmund 5–2 Bayern Munich Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,708
2012–13 1 June 2013 Bayern Munich 3–2 VfB Stuttgart Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,420
2013–14 17 May 2014 Bayern Munich 2–0 (a.e.t.) Borussia Dortmund Olympiastadion, Berlin 76,197
2014–15 30 May 2015 VfL Wolfsburg 3–1 Borussia Dortmund Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,815
2015–16 21 May 2016 Bayern Munich 0–0 (a.e.t.)
(4–3 p) 		Borussia Dortmund Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,322
2016–17 27 May 2017 Borussia Dortmund 2–1 Eintracht Frankfurt Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,322
2017–18 19 May 2018 Eintracht Frankfurt 3–1 Bayern Munich Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,322
2018–19 25 May 2019 Bayern Munich 3–0 RB Leipzig Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,322
2019–20 4 July 2020 Bayern Munich 4–2 Bayer Leverkusen Olympiastadion, Berlin 0[note 1]
2020–21 13 May 2021 Borussia Dortmund 4–1 RB Leipzig Olympiastadion, Berlin 0[note 1]
2021–22 21 May 2022 RB Leipzig 1–1 (a.e.t.)
(4–2 p) 		SC Freiburg Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,322
2022–23 3 June 2023 RB Leipzig 2–0 Eintracht Frankfurt Olympiastadion, Berlin 74,322
2023–24 25 May 2023 Bayer Leverkusen 1–0 1. FC Kaiserslautern Olympiastadion, Berlin 75,000

Performance by club

Club Winners Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Bayern Munich 20 4 1957, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1971, 1982, 1984, 1986, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2010, 2013, 2014, 2016, 2019, 2020 1985, 1999, 2012, 2018
Werder Bremen 6 4 1961, 1991, 1994, 1999, 2004, 2009 1989, 1990, 2000, 2010
Schalke 04 5 7 1937, 1972, 2001, 2002, 2011 1935, 1936, 1941, 1942, 1955, 1969, 2005
Borussia Dortmund 5 5 1965, 1989, 2012, 2017, 2021 1963, 2008, 2014, 2015, 2016
Eintracht Frankfurt 5 4 1974, 1975, 1981, 1988, 2018 1964, 2006, 2017, 2023
1. FC Köln 4 6 1968, 1977, 1978, 1983 1954, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1980, 1991
1. FC Nürnberg 4 2 1935, 1939, 1962, 2007 1940, 1982
Hamburger SV 3 3 1963, 1976, 1987 1956, 1967, 1974
VfB Stuttgart 3 3 1954, 1958, 1997 1986, 2007, 2013
Borussia Mönchengladbach[note 2] 3 2 1960, 1973, 1995 1984, 1992
1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 6 1990, 1996 1961, 1972, 1976, 1981, 2003, 2024
Fortuna Düsseldorf 2 5 1979, 1980 1937, 1957, 1958, 1962, 1978
Bayer Leverkusen 2 3 1993, 2024 2002, 2009, 2020
Karlsruher SC 2 2 1955, 1956 1960, 1996
RB Leipzig 2 2 2022, 2023 2019, 2021
Dresdner SC[note 3] 2 – 1940, 1941 –
1860 Munich 2 – 1942, 1964 –
Rot-Weiss Essen 1 1 1953 1994
VfL Wolfsburg 1 1 2015 1995
Schwarz-Weiß Essen 1 – 1959 –
Hannover 96 1 – 1992 –
VfB Leipzig[note 4] 1 – 1936 –
Kickers Offenbach 1 – 1970 –
Bayer Uerdingen[note 5] 1 – 1985 –
First Vienna 1 – 1943 –
Rapid Wien 1 – 1938 –
MSV Duisburg[note 6] – 4 – 1966, 1975, 1998, 2011
Alemannia Aachen – 3 – 1953, 1965, 2004
Hertha BSC – 2 – 1977, 1979
VfL Bochum – 2 – 1968, 1988
SC Freiburg – 1 – 2022
Hertha BSC Amateure[note 7] – 1 – 1993
Union Berlin – 1 – 2001
Energie Cottbus – 1 – 1997
FSV Frankfurt – 1 – 1938
LSV Hamburg[note 8] – 1 – 1943
Fortuna Köln – 1 – 1983
Waldhof Mannheim – 1 – 1939
Borussia Neunkirchen – 1 – 1959
Stuttgarter Kickers – 1 – 1987

Ranking by venue

Rank Venue No. hosted
1 Olympiastadion, Berlin 44
2 Niedersachsenstadion, Hannover 8
3 Rheinstadion, Düsseldorf 5
Neckarstadion, Stuttgart 5
Waldstadion, Frankfurt 5
6 Müngersdorfer Stadion, Cologne 2
Südweststadion, Ludwigshafen 2
Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen 2
Auestadion, Kassel 2
10 Rosenaustadion, Augsburg 1
Glückauf-Kampfbahn, Gelsenkirchen 1
Wildparkstadion, Karlsruhe 1
Eintracht-Stadion, Braunschweig 1

Repeated final pairings

A total of 8 final pairings have been repeated on 11 occasions. Of these 8 final pairings, 6 have included Bayern Munich as a finalist. Two of these parings have been played more than twice. The most common final is Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich, having occurred on four occasions, with Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich the second-most common, having been repeated thrice. Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich is the only final pairing to have been played in consecutive seasons, occurring in 1999 and 2000. The longest gap between repeated finals is Bayern Munich v Schalke 04, occurring 36 years apart in 1969 and 2005.[3]

Rank Pairing Occasions Years No. won by teams
1 Borussia Dortmund v Bayern Munich 4 2008, 2012, 2014, 2016 Bayern: 3 wins (2008, 2014, 2016); Dortmund: 1 win (2012)
2 Werder Bremen v Bayern Munich 3 1999, 2000, 2010 Bayern: 2 wins (2000, 2010); Bremen: 1 win (1999)
3 Werder Bremen v 1. FC Kaiserslautern 2 1961, 1990 Bremen: 1 win (1961); Kaiserslautern: 1 win (1990)
MSV Duisburg v Bayern Munich 2 1966, 1998 Both won by Bayern
Fortuna Düsseldorf v 1. FC Köln 2 1978, 1980 Köln: 1 win (1978); Düsseldorf: 1 win (1980)
Eintracht Frankfurt v Bayern Munich 2 2006, 2018 Bayern: 1 win (2006); Frankfurt: 1 win (2018)
Bayern Munich v Schalke 04 2 1969, 2005 Both won by Bayern
Bayern Munich v VfB Stuttgart 2 1986, 2013 Both won by Bayern

Notes

  1. ^ a b The 2020 and 2021 finals were played behind closed doors due to the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany.
  2. ^ In 1960 as Borussia München Gladbach.[2]
  3. ^ Original club went defunct, with the new club being recognised as the successor.
  4. ^ Original club went defunct, with the new club, now known as Lokomotive Leipzig, being recognised as the successor.
  5. ^ Now known as KFC Uerdingen.
  6. ^ In 1966 as Meidericher SV.
  7. ^ Now known as Hertha BSC II.
  8. ^ Club is now defunct.

References

  1. ^ "Neuer Vertrag: DFB-Pokal-Finale bleibt bis mindestens 2020 in Berlin". morgenpost.de (in German). Berliner Morgenpost. 24 April 2014. Retrieved 25 April 2014.
  2. ^ "Mönchengladbach, Stadtgeschichte / Stadtname" (in German). Stadt Mönchengladbach. Archived from the original on 15 May 2011. Retrieved 27 March 2010.
  3. ^ "(West) Germany – List of Cup Finals". RSSSF.com. Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation. Retrieved 20 April 2015.